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Kent / Re: The Knowle - possibly in Sevenoaks, Kent?
« on: Thursday 05 February 15 17:09 GMT (UK)  »
Shaun / groom:
I think you may be right - thanks for the input. The building in my photo looks more like it would be in a developed area, rather than right out in the countryside. I wonder if it might have been a school or nursing-home, or some other functional building? Any further suggestions gratefully received.

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Kent / Re: The Knowle - possibly in Sevenoaks, Kent?
« on: Thursday 05 February 15 11:07 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks, Shaun - the Higham one looks a definite no, as it's the wrong era, but Brenchley could be a possibility. I can't find any pics to confirm though.

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Kent / Re: The Knowle - possibly in Sevenoaks, Kent?
« on: Wednesday 04 February 15 14:16 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks, but no I don't think so - this is the photo.

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Kent / The Knowle - possibly in Sevenoaks, Kent?
« on: Wednesday 04 February 15 14:08 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

During WW2 my Mum served in the Womens Land Army in Kent, and I believe was billeted at a Hostel - a large house called The Knowle. Photographs suggest it could be Victorian or Edwardian era. Does anyone have any information that would help me identify this place? A lot of her working time in the WLA was cultivating the land at the Brands Hatch circuit, which was all turned over to food production during the war years, so it would have been somewhere in that area of the county.

Any assistance gratefully received.

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Dunbartonshire / Re: Robert Service, born Cardross 1776
« on: Friday 23 January 15 10:55 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Trish - yes, they were the ones I thought looked most likely too. It would have been good to find David in there though.

I'm off to the Norwich Record Office on Monday to examine the volume of David's poems and papers (which I do know includes a silhouette picture of Robert Thompson, and that makes me think they are likely to be father and son). Maybe there will be some family references in there - I'm hoping anyway.

Thanks again - Sally

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Dunbartonshire / Robert Service, born Cardross 1776
« on: Friday 23 January 15 09:54 GMT (UK)  »
Hello all,

I've recently traced back my family to Robert Thompson Service (born Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk) in abt 1880.

It looks likely that his father was David Service, born in Cardross in 1776, and later known as the 'shoemaker poet of Yarmouth'. David moved to Yarmouth as a young man, and wrote poetry (and frequented the Norfolk pubs in equal measure!) until his death in 1828. David was married to Mary Ward (born 1776 in Norfolk).

I wonder if anyone could offer any information on the Service family in Cardross and point me towards David's parents? There are a few possibles, and also other Service family members in Row, which I believe is a nearby parish.

As an aside, one of David's grandsons was christened Robert McFarlane Service, - a possible indicator of a mother/grandmother's maiden name? - but this may be a complete red herring!

Any info or suggestions would be gratefully received - many thanks - Sally.

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Norfolk Lookup Requests / Re: Gt Yarmouth Birth or Baptism info please - Robert Thompson Service
« on: Tuesday 20 January 15 15:28 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for your input on this Trish - I'm very grateful that you've taken the time to check this out. It helps to put a few more pieces in the jigsaw.

Thanks again,

Sally

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Norfolk Lookup Requests / Re: Gt Yarmouth Birth or Baptism info please - Robert Thompson Service
« on: Monday 19 January 15 22:37 GMT (UK)  »
Hi again Yokel,

Wow, thanks so much for all that information! This all looks very interesting, so I'm going to enjoy digging a bit deeper on all this.

Sally

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Norfolk Lookup Requests / Re: Gt Yarmouth Birth or Baptism info please - Robert Thompson Service
« on: Monday 19 January 15 12:00 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks, yokel - I had a note of the baptism, but not the actual document, so that's great - I've added it to my tree. Malcolm was Robert's son.

Still hoping to go back a bit further on Robert Thompson Service, though, if anyone knows anything more - thanks.

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